PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcus Ingram was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Petrova
vs
Ingram

194 cm
37
158 lbs
28 - 20 - 0

190 cm
28
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Ingram!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingram takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Petrova misses.
Petrova is looking to chop away at Ingram's legs.
Ingram lands a right hook to the body.
Petrova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ingram staying out of range there.
Ingram throws the kick towards the body but Petrova avoids it.
Petrova takes a swing at Ingram's ribcage but misses.
Ingram misses with a looping right.
Petrova throws the left hand but Ingram avoids the punch easily.
Petrova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ingram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrova was well out of range. Poor timing from Ingram.
Petrova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ingram.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ingram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrova scores with a leg kick.
Petrova misses with an uppercut. Ingram saw that one coming.
Petrova has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrova there as he acknowledges the shot.
Petrova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ingram moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Petrova misses.
Petrova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ingram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ingram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrova throws a lazy right hand but Ingram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ingram scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petrova takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petrova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrova goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petrova misses with a looping left.
Ingram cracks Petrova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petrova connects with a jab.

Ingram is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ingram swings for the body but Petrova moves out of range.
Petrova tries to bum rush Ingram with a series of wild strikes but Ingram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrova on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ingram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrova misses with a low kick.
Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingram scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Petrova is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Ingram.
Ingram ducks under a wild hook from Petrova.
The fighters circling - Petrova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrova throws out a loose jab but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A good leg kick by Ingram.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ingram.
A low kick from Petrova is predictable there
and Ingram counters with a huge head kick that drops Petrova! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ingram!
A victorious Marcus Ingram thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.